• 청정기술
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• 제10권4호
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• pp.203-213
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• 2004

천연가스의 열분해법은 천연가스 (CH4)를 고온에서 분해 시켜 수소와 탄소로 전환시키는 기술이다. 천연가스 열분해법의 가장 큰 장점은 이산화탄소의 발생 없이 수소와 탄소를 만드는 것이다. 본 연구에서는 이와같이 천연가스 고온 열분해법을 이용하여 메탄으로부터 수소와 탄소의 생성을 연구하였다. 실험을 통하여 메탄의 고온 열분해시 pyrocarbon이 반응관 내벽에 생성되며 그 위에 탄소가 퇴적되는 plugging 현상이 발생한다는 것을 알 수 있었다. 이 문제를 해결하기 위하여 본 연구에서는 이중관 반응기법, 반응 중간에 주기적으로 $O_2$나 $CO_2$로 퇴적된 탄소를 산화시키는 방법 등을 시도하였으며, 그 결과 어느 정도의 탄소 퇴적 현상을 해결할 수 있었다. 또한 SEM (Scanning Electron Microscope) image를 사용하여 탄소 입자의 크기를 측정하였으며 그 크기는 약 200 nm정도였다.

• 한국전산유체공학회지
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• 제13권4호
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• pp.50-57
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• 2008

The prediction of hydrate pellet decomposition characteristics is required to design the regasification process of GTS (gas to solid) technology, which is considered as an economic alternative for LNG technology to transport natural gas produced from small and stranded gas wells. Mathematical model based on the conservation principles, the phase equilibrium relation, equation of gas state and phase change kinetics was set up and numerical solution procedure employing volume averaged fixed grid formulation and extended enthalpy method are implemented. Initially, porous methane hydrate pellet is at uniform temperature and pressure within hydrate stable region. The pressure starts to decrease with a fixed rate down to the final pressure and is kept constant afterwards while the bounding surface of pellet is heated by convection. The predicted convective heat and mass transfer accompanied by the decomposed gas flow through hydrate/ice solid matrix is reported focused on the comparison of spherical and cylindrical pellets having the same effective radius.

• 한국전산유체공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국전산유체공학회 2008년도 학술대회
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• pp.268-275
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• 2008

The prediction of hydrate pellet decomposition characteristics is required to design the regasification process of GTS (gas to solid) technology, which is considered as an economic alternative for LNG technology to transport natural gas produced from small and stranded gas wells. Mathematical model based on the conservation principles, the phase equilibrium relation, equation of gas state and phase change kinetics was set up and numerical solution procedure employing volume averaged fixed grid formulation and extended enthalpy method are implemented. Initially, porous methane hydrate pellet is at uniform temperature and pressure within hydrate stable region. The pressure starts to decrease with a fixed rate down to the final pressure and is kept constant afterwards while the bounding surface of pellet is heated by convection. The predicted convective heat and mass transfer accompanied by the decomposed gas flow through hydrate/ice solid matrix is reported focused on the comparison of spherical and cylindrical pellets having the same effective radius.

• 한국전산유체공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국전산유체공학회 2008년 추계학술대회논문집
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• pp.268-275
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• 2008

The prediction of hydrate pellet decomposition characteristics is required to design the regasification process of GTS (gas to solid) technology, which is considered as an economic alternative for LNG technology to transport natural gas produced from small and stranded gas wells. Mathematical model based on the conservation principles, the phase equilibrium relation, equation of gas state and phase change kinetics was set up and numerical solution procedure employing volume averaged fixed grid formulation and extended enthalpy method are implemented. Initially, porous methane hydrate pellet is at uniform temperature and pressure within hydrate stable region. The pressure starts to decrease with a fixed rate down to the final pressure and is kept constant afterwards while the bounding surface of pellet is heated by convection. The predicted convective heat and mass transfer accompanied by the decomposed gas flow through hydrate/ice solid matrix is reported focused on the comparison of spherical and cylindrical pellets having the same effective radius.

• Korean Chemical Engineering Research
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• 제43권3호
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• pp.344-351
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• 2005

수소에너지는 기존의 석유화학공업의 원료로서 뿐만 아니라 연료전지와 연계하여 소요량이 급속히 증가할 것으로 예측된다. 장기적으로는 재생에너지를 사용한 물 전기분해, 원자력을 이용한 수소 제조가 주목받고 있지만, 안정된 기술이 확보되기까지는 화석연료를 사용한 수소 제조법이 대용량 수소 제조법 중 가장 경제적인 것으로 분석되고 있다. 현재 화석 연료 중 천연가스를 이용한 수증기 개질 수소 제조법이 상업적인 공정으로 채택되고 있으나 $CO_2$ 분리 처리 비용이 경제성 평가에 중요한 항목으로 부각되고 있다. 따라서 천연가스를 이용한 수소 제조에도 다양한 공정이 제안되고 있으므로 천연가스를 원료로 한 수소 제조 기술의 개발 현황을 살펴보았다.

• 대한기계학회논문집
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• 제19권9호
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• pp.2353-2364
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• 1995

The ignition phenomena of a solid fuel plate of polymethyl-methacrylate(PMMA), which is vertically positioned and exposed to a thermal radiation source, is numerically studied here. A two-dimensional transient model includes such various aspects as thermal decomposition of PMMA, gas phase radiation absorption, gas phase chemical reaction and air entrainment by natural convection. Whereas the previous studies considers the problem approximately in a one-dimensional form by neglecting the natural convection, the present model takes account of the two-dimensional effect of radiation and air entrainment. The inert heating of the solid fuel is also taken into consideration. Radiative heat transfer is incorporated by th Discrete Ordinates Method(DOM) with the absorption coefficient evaluated using gas species concentration. The thermal history of the solid fuel plate shows a good agreement compared with experimental results. Despite of induced natural convective flow that induces heat loss from the fuel surface, the locally absorbed radiant energy, which is converted to the internal energy, is found to play an important role in the onset of gas phase ignition. The ignition is considered to occur when the rate of variation of gas phase reaction rate reaches its maximum value. Once the ignition takes place, the flame propagates downward.

• 한국가스학회지
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• 제7권3호
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• pp.32-43
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• 2003

이 연구는 단성분계(메탄)과 다성분계(천연가스) 하이드레이트의 상평형 조건을 관찰하고, 반응시간에 따른 하이드레이트 생성 거동을 관찰하여 비교 분석하였다. 단성분과 다성분계 하이드레이트의 차이점은 크게 유도지체시간과 안정 영역이다. 반응시 다성분계 하이드레이트는 가스의 성분들이 서로 다른 농도변화를 나타내었으며, 제조된 하이드레이트를 해리시켰을 때도 서로 다른 해리 속도에 의해 각 가스 성분들의 농도가 변화되었다. 압력이 6 MPa이고, 온도가 276.65 K이며, 교반속도가 600 rpm일때 다성분계 하이드레이트 제조시 메탄이외의 여러 가스 성분들에 의해 하이드레이트 핵 생성이 빠르게 진행되어 유도지체시간은 짧다. 그리고 단성분계 하이드레이트는 단일 성분으로 이루어져 있으므로 안정 영역이0.055 mole of $CH_4$/mole of water에서 보다 뚜렷하게 관찰되고, 다성분계 하이드레이트는 안정 영역이 0.04 mole of $CH_4/$mole of water에서 관찰된다.

• 자원ㆍ환경경제연구
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• 제15권5호
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• pp.799-826
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• 2006

본 연구에서는 시계열분석기법과 그래프 이론을 활용하여 8개의 북미천연가스 현물시장간의 관계를 분석하였다. 벡터오차수정모형과 탐욕동급검색 알고리즘(Greedy Equivalence Search Algorithm)을 활용한 그래프 이론을 통해 시장간의 관계를 분석한 결과, 가격발견과정은 초과수요지역에서 발생하여 초과공급지역으로 진행되는 것으로 나타났다. 북미 천연가스 현물시장 중에서 시카고로 대표되는 미국의 중서부지역이 가격발견과정에 있어 가장 중요한 시장인 것으로 나타났으며 미국 동부지역에 있어 펜실바니아의 Ellisburg-Leidy Hub이, 그리고 미국서부지역에 있어서는 Malin Hub이 가격발견과정에 있어 중요한 시장인 것으로 나타났다.

• Carbon letters
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• 제6권1호
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• pp.41-46
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• 2005

Plasma carbon blacks of 20~30 nm diameter were synthesized by direct decomposition of natural gas using a hybrid plasma torch system with 50 kW direct current and 4 MHz of radio frequency. The insulating rector which inside diameter of 400 mm and length of 1500 mm, respectively was kept at 300~$400^{\circ}C$ during the preparation. The ultimate analysis of plasma carbon blacks reveals that the raw plasma carbon blacks contains a large quantity of volatile which is mainly consist of hydrogen. Therefore devolatilization of raw plasma carbon blacks were carried out at $900^{\circ}C$ for one hour under nitrogen atmosphere. The devolatilization leads to the decrease in electrical resistivity and surface oxygen functional groups of plasma carbon black significantly. In order to investigate the plasma carbon as a catalyst support, devolatilized plasma black at $900^{\circ}C$ (DPB) supported PtAu catalyst was synthesized by sodium boronhydride reduction method. Electrochemical measurements and direct formic acid fuel cell test indicated that catalytic activity of DPB supported PtAu catalyst for formic acid oxidation was similar to that of Vulcan XC-72 of commercial carbon black supported one.

• 신재생에너지
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• 제2권2호
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• pp.102-107
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• 2006

In Japan, research and development were undertaken on gas hydrate-side industrial processes associated with power generation system connections that may particularly be necessary to develop gas hydrated technology-based industrial systems. In so doing, data and engineering technologies useful n formulating guidelines on design of practical process were accumulated. In addition, basic research into theoretical evidence were carried out to promote and support the development of technological elements for those processes. In basic research designed to promote and support the research and development of elemental technologies, microanalyses were conducted to understand the decomposition mechanism of mixed gas hydrate. Moreover, measurement technologies that can be applied in industrial processes, such as numerical analyses and concentration measurement, were examined. Japan has developed a highly efficient gas hydrate formation process using micro-bubbles with a tubular reactor. Higher formation rate over conventional systems has been obtained by the process. As mentioned above, the technical problems were clarified and the economics were studied from a view point of the NGH technology in this study. The results can be applied for utilization and must contribute to popularization of gas hydrate production.